Vice President Mike Pence’s finances are as uncomplicated as President Trump’s are complex.
Pence’s only assets are a small bank account and retirement benefits from the state of Indiana, where he served as governor before being elected vice president, his financial disclosure published by the Office of Government Ethics Monday afternoon revealed.
The disclosure showed no other assets, such as stocks, bonds or real estate.
Pence’s wife, Karen, also declared small amounts of income from her work selling jewelry charms for towels and painting art, less than $2,000 in total.
Pence’s one bank account is worth less than $15,000. At the same time, the Pences have between $105,000 and $245,000 in Parent PLUS student loans. The couple has three children.
A spokesman for Pence did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the disclosure.
Trump and several members of his Cabinet are billionaires whose complicated finances made divestment difficult, and in the case of Trump his existing financial arrangements have drawn criticism from government ethics experts. Democrats have said that Trump’s financial ties with his sprawling business constitute a conflict of interest, and they continue to press him to release his tax returns to further illustrate his financial interests.
